Dumping My Fiancé For His Uncle By Danielle Sayers

Fiancé Uncle 97

Chapter 97

"Sorry, but whatever you're offering, it's not enough. We have professional ethics. There's no way we'd betray our employer just like that," the man said with a click of his tongue, a hint of pity in his eyes as he looked at Thea. "You can only blame your bad luck for crossing t He stood up and coldly ordered. "Get on with it. Break her hand.

With just a few casual words, he sealed Thea's fate.

Thea gritted her teeth, watching as the group approached, her chest tightening with fear.

'Who could it be? Madelyn? Emmalie? They're not aiming to kill me, but if they ruin my hand, I'll be as good as useless,' she thought, feeling the cold dread creeping in.

It was a devastating outcome, one that would surely make things worse.

Thea, feigning helplessness, let tears fall while she subtly reached for a stone by the roadside.

The moment the first person got close, she struck hard and fast, slamming the rock against his forehead.

Taking advantage of his brief moment of pain, Thea shook off his grip and bolted.

The others didn't seem worried at all, even laughing loudly at the injured man.

She hadn't run far before another person caught up, yanking her hair and slamming her face into the wet ground.

Her face was pressed into the rainwater, utterly miserable.

Pain radiated through her head, and from the corner of her eye, she saw someone raising a baseball bat high above her.

In her panic, the only name that escaped

area, followed by the screech

moment of despair, Thea's heart

realized something was off,

her, and the rain above her

couldn't tell if her

had come, the light in

It was Jake.

frowned, his voice tense and full of concern. "What happened? Why did those people attack you? Thea, have you gotten involved with someone dangerous?" Thea felt her heart grow colder, her body heavy

to do, so I'll be

wrist with

responded, her brows furrowed, her eyes full of

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voice carried a hint of frustration. "Thea, do you even have a heart saved you, and this is how you repay me?" Thea took a deep breath, forcing out a smile that looked more like a grimace. "That's why I said, thank you, Mr. Hendrix. Bet I don't need any more help from you." Jake, still

why he

he had saved her. She owed him that much, and she couldn't just treat him with cold indifference like

mind was in chaos, and

and chose not to

phone lying on the cold, wet ground and felt a wave of fatigue wash over her She realized just how ridiculous it all

cross a line with Nicolas. That's on me. I should've learned my lesson about betrayal by now,

arrived at the hotel, Jake

back at Jake,